ça

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ecce ha. Compare French çà.

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Adverb[edit]

ça

  1. (archaic) here; in this place

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of cela.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

ça

  1. (informal) that
    J'aimerais ça.I'd like that.
  2. (informal) this
    Je veux ça.I want this.
  3. it
    Ça va.It's okay.
  4. used to indicate actions happening generally without specifying an agent, like on but with a greater suggestion of mass, generalized, unattributable, or confused action; people
    Partout ça criait, ça hurlait, ça se battait.
    There was shouting, screaming, fighting everywhere.
  5. (Louisiana) they

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Noun[edit]

ça m (uncountable)

  1. (psychoanalysis) id

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